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mental accounting

mental accounting In this source, mental accounting refers to a cognitive approach to temporal decision-making in which people mentally organize time-related resources.

In this source, mental accounting refers to a cognitive approach to temporal decision-making in which people mentally organize time-related resources. It includes tendencies such as loss aversion, mental budgeting, and flexibility, and is linked to how people balance short-term and long-term rewards.

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Drafting source: Liu Jie; Zhang Mingwei; Yu Tao; He Lidong; Wu Yuzhen; Pan Xiaofu. Time mental accounting and novice employees’ intertemporal choices: mediating effects of time management disposition and future self-continuity. 2026; DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1743618; article XML SHA-256 1fc3a72bf7c3884fea5884070cecfe1cac27528333b3129caab8900cea3fe3e1. “Time mental accounting and novice employees’ intertemporal choices: mediating effects of time management disposition and future self-continuity” (10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1743618).
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